Fruits From A Poisonous Tree Today

The Supreme Court first established the principle in Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States (1920).

The 1963 case Wong Sun v. United States clarified that evidence is only suppressed if it was obtained by "exploitation of that illegality" rather than through a separate, clean path. 3. Key Exceptions Fruits from a Poisonous Tree

The evidence was also discovered through a separate, legal source completely unrelated to the illegal action. The Supreme Court first established the principle in

The link between the illegal act and the evidence is so weak or distant that the "taint" has dissipated. The 1963 case Wong Sun v

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If police perform an illegal traffic stop and find a key to a locker, any evidence found inside that locker is "fruit" of the illegal stop. Unless one of the exceptions applies (like proving they were already planning to search that locker), the evidence from the locker will be suppressed in court.